Two people were killed and at least eight were injured when a brawl broke out near McDonald’s near North Side on Thursday night.
The shooting happened around 10:40 pm near Chicago Avenue and State Street, according to Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern.
The paramedics spun stretcher after stretcher under a police tape. The eight wounded were taken to hospitals in serious to critical condition, and at least one of them underwent surgery, firefighters said. Their age was not immediately known.
The chaotic scene quickly spilled over the almost Red Line as police searched for a suspect and a gun, stopped at least one train and evacuated passengers. CTA officers were stationed near the subway entrance as police combed the rails.
At least one person has been detained and a weapon found, Ahern said.
Chicago police are working on the scene where two people were killed and at least eight others were injured in a mass shooting on Chicago Avenue and State Street near the north side,
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Police did not disclose further details, but witnesses said the shooting stemmed from a fight in front of a McDonald’s.
“When the battle first started, we were right next to them,” said Deona Jackson, 18. “We had to run because I didn’t want anyone to attack me.”
“We were literally right there,” she said. “The man they jumped on, we talked to the people he was with, who turned out to be some kind of girls.”
“We get to 7/11, we turn around and they just start firing, shooting like crazy,” Jackson said.
Tensions erupted amid a crowd of onlookers, some shouting as officers blocked the streets around McDonald’s. Some of the crowd began to fight with each other, and the officers moved quickly to defeat them.
One man asked an officer why it should be so. “No need,” the officer replied.
Shooting in the city center is increasing throughout the year. They rose 225% in the 18th district, which includes McDonald’s. In the 1st district, which covers parts of the center and Loop, the shootings have increased by 100%.
A witness to the scene said the shooting stemmed from a fight in front of a nearby McDonald’s.
Tyler Pashack La Riviere / The Times
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